Eastside's Hockey Elite Collide

To Tampa:
Lane Hutson (73)
Alexander Khovanov (75)
Noah Juulsen (77)
MTL 1st 2025

To Montreal:
Jonas Siegenthaler (64)
Viktor Baldayev (58)
Servac Petrovsky (75)

Habs accept. We had a big hole on our D with Weber declining greatly and still asking to be paid like he was 28. Juulsen was also asking more than we could afford so we replace him with a cheaper but comparable player. I'm not a fan of one-dimensional offensive defencemen and Khovanov's defensive struggles were preventing him from cracking the NHL roster, but he could be a top 9er eventually.

Confirmed.

Both Siegenthaler and Baldeyev were going to be victims of our cap situation.

The 1st is the big piece as we have very few picks going forward. Khovanov is farm depth, and Hutson might turn into something worthwhile, or be trade bait. Juulsen is a throw in as he won't be re-signed.